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Mitsotakis targets inflation on path to elections in 2023
PoliticsGreek Politicsto move ahead quickly with the minimum wage increase, after the first instalment of 2 pct on Jan 1... popularity than the pandemic. The 2 pct increase at the beginning of the year took the gross monthly
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Govt unveils new round of energy subsidies as fiscal space narrows significantly
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the energy crisis last autumn to 2 billion euros. Skrekas said that the latest tranche would... from the energy subsidies and the reduction to ENFIA, the government has already adopted a 2 pct rise
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Central govt debt rises again in Q4, reaching 388.3 bln euros
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government debt increased by roughly 2 billion euros in the last quarter 2021 to 388.34 billion euros, from 386.82 billion euros in the previous quarter, the Finance Ministry's (MoF... three quarters of declines back in 2018. The Q4 debt movements reflect a drop of roughly 2 billion
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Recovery loses steam in Q4 with 0.4 pct QoQ growth as rise for 2021 hits 8.3 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) GDP increased by just 0.4 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in the last quarter (Q4) of 2021, from a downwards revised 2 percent in the third quarter (Q3... consumption rose by 2 percent, investments grew by 17.7 percent pct QoQ and exports also increased
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Mitsotakis pledges more help to tackle inflation, calls for EU price cap on natural gas
PoliticsGreek Politicsrisen above 2 euros per litre and household electricity bills were up by an average of 27 pct... more comprehensive package to address the public’s concerns, despite having allocated around 2
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Enhanced support package on way to combat inflation, as govt awaits crucial nod from EU
PoliticsGreek Politicsestimates that the total cost of measures will more than double from 2 bln euros to between 4-5 bln... with the prevalence of the more transmissible Omicron 2 variant. Greece’s national vaccination committee
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Inflation triggers political machinations, move to increase budget spending
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is set to submit a supplementary budget that will allow it to increase spending by as much as 2 billion euros compared to the initial budget for 2022, underlining the pressure that New... government spending ceiling by 2 billion euros, although it is not a given that the full amount
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IMF urges caution on public finances
Economystance that Greece should record a primary surplus of roughly 2 pct of GDP, which it sees being achieved by 2027. This will follow a deficit of less than 2 pct of GDP this year, contingent on the need
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Greece's fiscal path becoming clearer; sizeable adjustment lies ahead
EconomyMacroeconomycurrent commitment is for a primary surplus of roughly 2 pct of GDP. Despite the fiscal laxity since... as Greece is scheduled to have a primary deficit of close to 2 pct of GDP this year, as the Ukraine
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Government claims tourism season a major success, opposition begs to differ
PoliticsGreek Politicsis preparing around 2 billion euros in interventions this autumn. This includes electricity and fuel..., but it appears that this will not involve the government shifting its 2 pct of GDP primary deficit
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